I may regret sharing this, but I have a very personal story I would like to tell. I hope it doesn't get too long... Anyway...
I was 20 years old when I was sent to erase a man from existence and became haunted by him.
If your worship service is geared around making people feel good, you're training people to tie their faith to their mood. And if you train people to tie their faith to their mood, you set them up for disillusionment or denial of the faith when real life happens.
Today is the five-year anniversary of For The Church.
To celebrate, we're giving away this massive 50-book bundle. Each volume was written by someone who has contributed to FTC in someway throughout these past five years.
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What if we all put our Christmas lights back up? Then we could get in the car and drive around and look at them. That seems like a fair social distancing activity.
A school superintendent said something profound in his address cancelling school for the next 3 weeks. He said: In the end, it will be impossible to know if we overreacted or did too much, but it will be QUITE apparent if we under reacted or did too little.
Hear those words....
We would not have 90% of the controversies we have in the church today (including the one on Twitter right now) if we focused less on particular people (like me) and focused more on Christ and his Word.
When you have time after doing that, read more great books and fewer blogs.
If you’re tired of hearing about the endless police shootings taking place in this country, imagine how tired those are that have to deal with it. Silence is complicity. Speak up. Speak out. Stand side by side with those targeted by this system. Say her name #AtatianaJefferson
Do you want to develop a philosophy of ministry that lasts? Come join @jenniferwilkin and myself for a 6 month cohort that will help you learn, develop, and implement a holistic approach to discipleship. First cohort begins Jan 2020. #trainingthechurch
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